Victim blaming has always been a problem and people need to know that any harm done to the victim is not their fault. Society continues to subconsciously blame the victim in an abusive situation. Many people like to think that they want the best for everyone and can see everything from someone else’s point of view. Countless numbers of people are actually very cruel in thinking. Many adults are much more petty than teenagers or young adults, and cannot understand why victim blaming is extremely detrimental to one’s self-esteem. People need to understand that the victim is not at fault for something that has happened to them. As prey of victim blaming, I understand where people are coming from. Looking at the whole spectrum, looking
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This means that there have been at least 1.8 million people under the age of 18 who have been sexually assaulted. They were not mentally mature enough to comprehend what was happening, and if they did know, they knew they could not have stopped it. “Teens 16 to 19 years of age were 3 ½ times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault” (www.nsopw.gov). Not all of these teens may have shown signs of being sexually abused after the fact. Many people do go into a downward spiral, but you may never know. Victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault can bury their feelings and their depression and appear perfectly fine to everyone on the outside. Meanwhile, they may go home at night and cry about what happened, or they could pull back from social groups a lot more. According to suicide.org, about 33% of rape victims contemplate suicide, and about 13% actually attempt …show more content…
I know their side of the story. For two and a half years, I was in a manipulative relationship with someone much older than I that I could never see for myself. Everyone saw it from the outside. It did not seem to start out as anything more than friends. I needed someone to talk to, and there he was. He was my shoulder to cry on, the hug I needed when I felt alone. In a vulnerable state of mind, I accepted his friendship. We continued talking, and it grew to more than a friendship. He really seemed to care for me. I would write stories about him, I would talk to him on the phone for hours on end, and I would talk to him through video feed for most of the night. I thought I was hiding it so well. He was my best friend, and it all came crashing down much too soon, or not soon enough. I felt as though everything had been ripped away from me. From that point on, I would feel as though everyone was watching me, everyone was judging me, and everyone wanted me gone. Everyone who was on his side stopped talking to me, I lost my best friends, and my family was almost torn apart. If I go to a certain place that we were together a lot, or somewhere that a lot of his supporters are, I feel as though no one likes me. I feel like everyone hates me and blames me for everything that happened. My self-esteem has dropped off of a cliff and my depression has sky rocketted. People will continue to blame me day in and day out, and I
This means that there have been at least 1.8 million people under the age of 18 who have been sexually assaulted. They were not mentally mature enough to comprehend what was happening, and if they did know, they knew they could not have stopped it. “Teens 16 to 19 years of age were 3 ½ times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault” (www.nsopw.gov). Not all of these teens may have shown signs of being sexually abused after the fact. Many people do go into a downward spiral, but you may never know. Victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault can bury their feelings and their depression and appear perfectly fine to everyone on the outside. Meanwhile, they may go home at night and cry about what happened, or they could pull back from social groups a lot more. According to suicide.org, about 33% of rape victims contemplate suicide, and about 13% actually attempt …show more content…
I know their side of the story. For two and a half years, I was in a manipulative relationship with someone much older than I that I could never see for myself. Everyone saw it from the outside. It did not seem to start out as anything more than friends. I needed someone to talk to, and there he was. He was my shoulder to cry on, the hug I needed when I felt alone. In a vulnerable state of mind, I accepted his friendship. We continued talking, and it grew to more than a friendship. He really seemed to care for me. I would write stories about him, I would talk to him on the phone for hours on end, and I would talk to him through video feed for most of the night. I thought I was hiding it so well. He was my best friend, and it all came crashing down much too soon, or not soon enough. I felt as though everything had been ripped away from me. From that point on, I would feel as though everyone was watching me, everyone was judging me, and everyone wanted me gone. Everyone who was on his side stopped talking to me, I lost my best friends, and my family was almost torn apart. If I go to a certain place that we were together a lot, or somewhere that a lot of his supporters are, I feel as though no one likes me. I feel like everyone hates me and blames me for everything that happened. My self-esteem has dropped off of a cliff and my depression has sky rocketted. People will continue to blame me day in and day out, and I